Thomas Glover (merchant)
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Thomas Glover (merchant) was a 19th-century Scottish trader and entrepreneur who played a key role in the early industrial and commercial development of Japan, particularly in Nagasaki.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thomas Glover (merchant) canonical | 1 |
Statements (74)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish person
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entrepreneur ⓘ human ⓘ merchant ⓘ |
| ageAtDeath | 73 ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Scotland ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1838-06-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1911-12-16 ⓘ |
| employer | Jardine, Matheson & Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
Bakumatsu period
NERFINISHED
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Meiji era ⓘ
surface form:
Meiji period
|
| ethnicGroup | Scottish ⓘ |
| familyName | Glover NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
brewing industry
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coal mining ⓘ foreign relations between Japan and the United Kingdom ⓘ industrial development ⓘ international trade ⓘ shipbuilding ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritageSite |
Glover Garden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Glover House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed | English ⓘ |
| middleName | Blake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Meiji Restoration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Thomas Blake Glover NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
key role in commercial development of Nagasaki
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key role in early industrial development of Japan ⓘ |
| notableWork |
advising Iwasaki Yatarō
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assistance in smuggling arms to anti-shogunate domains ⓘ assistance to Satsuma and Chōshū domains ⓘ construction of Glover Garden residence in Nagasaki ⓘ development of Glover House in Nagasaki ⓘ development of modern industry in Japan ⓘ development of the Takashima coal mine ⓘ early involvement in Japanese brewing industry ⓘ facilitating travel of Japanese students to Britain ⓘ introduction of Western-style residences in Japan ⓘ introduction of modern shipbuilding techniques to Japan ⓘ introduction of steam locomotives to Japan ⓘ promotion of Japanese silk exports ⓘ promotion of Japanese tea exports ⓘ promotion of Western industrial methods in Meiji Japan ⓘ promotion of foreign trade in Nagasaki ⓘ promotion of shipbuilding at Mitsubishi ⓘ role in early Mitsubishi management ⓘ role in founding Japan Brewery Company (predecessor of Kirin Brewery) ⓘ role in the introduction of Western technology to Japan ⓘ support for Japanese arms procurement in the Bakumatsu period ⓘ support for Japanese coal mining ⓘ support for Western-style shipyards in Nagasaki ⓘ support for early Japanese navy modernization ⓘ support for early Japanese shipbuilding ⓘ support for industrial and commercial development of Nagasaki ⓘ support for modernization of Nagasaki harbor ⓘ support for the Chōshū Five and Satsuma students ⓘ support for the Meiji Restoration leaders ⓘ |
| occupation |
business executive
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industrialist ⓘ merchant ⓘ trader ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Fraserburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial |
Nagasaki
NERFINISHED
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Sakamoto International Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Nagasaki
NERFINISHED
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Tokyo ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Japan
NERFINISHED
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Nagasaki NERFINISHED ⓘ Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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